Principal's Weekly Update
January 17th, 2025
A Message From Assistant Principal, Mrs. Enrique
Dear St. Mary’s Families,
This past week our Grade 2 through Grade 8 students diligently completed their Winter MAP Growth testing in the subject areas of Mathematics, Reading, and Language Usage. Results are shared with the faculty almost immediately, and we will be looking at the data in-depth during our professional learning community meetings and professional development sessions. Specifically next Friday, January 24th, 2025, teachers of students in Grades K2 through Grade 8 will work with Instructional Coach Samantha Curtis from Catapult, who will be facilitating professional development around data inquiry, looking at student work, and charting MAPs data. She will continue to work with faculty throughout the school year during coaching sessions: observing and debriefing with teachers on differentiated instruction to support and improve academic performance. This partnership was made possible through the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) FY24 State-Level Equitable Services Application for Eligible Private Schools Grant available via DESE, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, facilitated by Mary Goslin, Associate Superintendent of Government Programs for the Catholic Schools Office in the Archdiocese of Boston. Great work students on MAP testing and teachers on looking at student data to inform instruction! Next Friday we will also be welcoming our PreK-K1 families for Parent-Teacher Conferences and our Infant-Toddler families for Orientation.
Looking Ahead
January 17
Girls and Boys basketball games @ Jackson Walnut Park School at 7 PM and 8 PM
January 20
NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 21 - January 23
Winter MAP Make-Up Testing
January 22
Parent Volunteer Council Meeting at 8 AM
January 23
Report Cards Released (Grades PreK-K1)
Trimester 2 Progress Reports Released (Grades K2-8)
January 24
NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher Conferences (Grades Infant-K1) and Professional Development Day (Grades K2-8)
Infant/Toddler Orientation at 8 AM
January 25
Girls' Basketball Game (Grades 5-8) @ Our Lady's Waltham
January 26 - January 31
Catholic Schools Week
January 28
Catholic Schools Week Mass - Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas - at 10 AM for Grades PreK-8, all friends and family are welcome
January 29
Brookline Public Closed - Bring Lunch From Home
February 1
Girls' Basketball Game (Grades 5-8) @ St. Theresa of Avila
February 2
Family Mass concluding Catholic Schools Week at the Parish at 11 AM
February 7
Online Info Session at 9 AM
February 8
Girls' Basketball Game (Grades 5-8) @ St. Theresa of Avila
February 14
NO EDP
February 17 - February 21
NO SCHOOL - February Break
February 23
- Girls' Basketball Game (Grades 5-8) @ Mount Alvernia
February 24
Welcome Back to School!
February 28
Winter Wonderland Dance (Grades PreK-2)
March 4
Mardi Gras Breakfast for Lunch
March 5
Ash Wednesday Mass at 12:10 (Grades PreK-8)
March 7
Trimester 2 Grades Close (Grades K2-8)
Girls' Basketball Game (Grades 5-8) @ Jackson Walnut Park School
Girls Basketball
Congratulations to our girls basketball team on their second win of the season, giving them a record of 2-0! We hope to see you at the boys and girls games tonight!
Re-Enrollment for 2025-2026
It is that time of year again to complete your child's re-enrollment packet for next year. The early re-enrollment period for the 2025-2026 academic year began on January 13th and will end on January 27th. All families that re-enroll between January 13 and January 27 will be entered into a drawing to receive a $500 credit towards their 2025-2026 tuition. On January 31st, three families will be randomly selected to receive the tuition credit.
All families have until March 1st to complete the re-enrollment packet using the FACTS/SIS Family Portal. If the re-enrollment packet is not submitted by March 1st, your family's enrollment status will be considered withdrawn for the 2025-2026 academic year. If there are any extenuating circumstances regarding your family's decision to re-enroll, please make us aware as soon as you are able. If you have already informed us that your family will not be re-enrolling, we ask that you still log into the FACTS/SIS Family Portal and select the "Will Not Re-enroll" option.
If tuition affects your ability to re-enroll at St. Mary's, please contact Dr. Nadjarian and Gloria Reyes at cnadjarian@stmarys-brookline.org and greyes@stmarys-brookline.org.
Community Night at The Garrison House
To celebrate our community during Catholic Schools Week, we are partnering with The Garrison House, right here in Brookline Village! On January 29th, stop by The Garrison House for lunch or dinner and mention St. Mary's! 10% of the proceeds from the day will be donated to St. Mary's. Join us for a day of community and good food!
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